Its core is the sniper school located at the Razur Chemical Plant in the industrial area north of Stalingrad. Soldiers with good marksmanship are then selected from the army to learn and Vasily serves as the chief instructor and is taught by him personally.
There were some twists and turns because the commander of the 1047th Regiment was unwilling to let him go.
The major named Ostrov made a phone call to the headquarters of the 8th Infantry Regiment and roared at Major Mikhailovich: "That's my soldier, Comrade Mikhailovich, tell me
It was just a loan, but now he has been assigned to the sniper school... Do you know what this means to us? The 1047th Regiment also has a sniper unit waiting for him to command!"
In fact, not only that, Vasily was already quite famous at this time, and his presence could also bring unexpected morale to the troops, which would also bring more victories to the troops.
Therefore, soldiers like Vasily are very popular, and all units are rushing to get them. If it were not for the fact that the 8th Infantry Regiment has contact with the army headquarters and Vasily is more willing to fight in the 8th Infantry Regiment, Mikhailovich
It won't be there at all.
Mikhailovich directly handed the phone to Shulka and said: "It's for you!"
"What?" Shulka, who didn't know the situation, answered the phone.
Then after hearing Major Ostrov's complaints, he realized that he had been deceived, and couldn't help but roll his eyes at Mikhailovich.
Major Mikhailovich pretended that nothing had happened, turned to Andrianka who was sorting out documents and pretended to shout: "Oh, I heard that sixty more amphibious landing ships arrived today?
Why is it less than yesterday?”
"They were bombed by the Germans, Major!" Andrianka replied doubtfully: "I have already reported it to you!"
"Oh, is there? I forgot!" Mikhailovich was a little embarrassed: "Give me the documents, I want to see the damage!"
"Okay, Comrade Major!"
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Shulka shook his head helplessly, and then turned his attention to the microphone.
"Vasily is an excellent soldier!" Major Ostrov continued on the other end of the microphone: "Soldiers should stay on the battlefield, not in school..."
"Comrade Ostrov!" Shulka said: "Vasily can teach his skills to more people, and then let more people play a role on the battlefield!"
"I agree with this, but not now!" Major Ostrov said: "Now is the critical moment of the battle. We need soldiers to fight on the battlefield. Learning can wait until the battle is won!"
"The battlefield is the school, Comrade Ostrov!" Shulka replied: "At the same time, the school is also the battlefield!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Although this school is located in Lazour Chemical Plant, it will not be limited to Lazour Chemical Plant!" Shulka explained: "They will receive some basic training in the school and will be put into actual combat in a few days.
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"So, what's the difference?" Ostrov asked back: "I mean only a few days of training. Do you expect that these soldiers can be transformed into snipers like Vasily?"
"No, of course not!" Shulka replied: "Strictly speaking, actual combat is part of their training!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Ostrov obviously understood what Shulka meant.
In the past, training and military school courses were all designed to create an atmosphere of actual combat.
But the sniper school established by Shulka at the Lazour Chemical Plant... it has no training ground at all, and it does not need a training ground, let alone create any actual combat atmosphere.
Because there are battlefields everywhere around Stalingrad, each battlefield can become a training ground, an excellent training ground, and it can be guaranteed that the conditions of each training ground or even the same training ground will be different at different times.
"So, we don't have the problem of conflict between learning and actual combat, Comrade Ostrov!" Shulka continued: "They will be in actual combat in the near future, and may even cooperate with your regiment to perform tasks. Of course,
This is not something I can decide, they are under the unified command of the Army Group Headquarters!"
In fact, the unified command by the Army Group Headquarters was just an excuse. The Army Group Headquarters changed hands and handed over the command to the 8th Infantry Regiment... This was actually to deal with the dissatisfied voices of Major Ostroff.
"In addition!" Shulka added: "I think you should ask Comrade Vasily himself for his opinion. I asked him two hours ago. He is very willing to carry out this task and is looking forward to it!"
Shulka did not lie. When Shulka told Vasily about this idea, Vasily agreed without thinking.
"Maybe you don't believe it, Comrade Shulka!" Vasily said: "I have similar thoughts, but at the same time I am worried that the military situation is urgent and there are no conditions for opening this school!"
"The military situation is urgent at all times!" Shulka replied: "Maybe opening schools and temporarily transferring key personnel will make the situation more serious temporarily, but I am sure that as time goes by, the situation will get better and better, and this is what we need!
"
"Yes!" Vasily agreed.
Then Ostrov had nothing to say.
The Army Group Headquarters agreed, and Vasily himself had no objections. Ostrov, the regimental commander, had no choice but to release him.
In addition to the sniper school, Shulka also established a mortar school, whose instructor was a second lieutenant named Vavilovic.
Vavilovic was an infantryman and had never been an artilleryman for a day. He didn't even know how to use a mortar... During a battle, an artillery shell exploded in front of the trench and blew his rifle away.
Can pick up a shovel mortar and use it as a weapon.
Unexpectedly, the shovel-type mortar with extremely poor accuracy seemed to be alive in his hands, and he hit it accurately every time. Several rounds of shells blew up several machine gun fire points and enemy groups one after another.
At first, Vavilovic thought it was a coincidence, but after using it for a while, he discovered that he had this ability.
When Shulka asked about it, he replied: "I don't know what happened, Captain. But every time I hold the mortar up and keep its barrel at an angle, I naturally think
The approximate ballistic trajectory and the impact point of the cannonball after it is fired will appear!"
After a pause, Vavilovicz added: "I may not be qualified for this task because I don't know how to teach others. In fact, I don't know anything..."
"No, you are qualified for this task!" Shulka said: "Because this is what they want to learn!" (To be continued)